The group Smart Manufacturing Systems was established in May 2011 with the appointment of Prof. De Persis. The group is affiliated with the Engineering and Technology institute Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering. The research of the groups focuses on the modeling and control of complex systems by nonlinear dynamics and large-scale dimensions and their interaction with communication media and computational devices. Examples of these systems are found in manufacturing systems, distribution networks, supply chains and formation control systems. Research areas which provide fundamental tools to investigate these problems include quantized and discontinuous control, event-triggered control, time-delay systems, hybrid systems, cooperative control systems and output regulation. Since malfunctions in complex systems may have disruptive effects, fault detection and fault-tolerant control also play an important role.

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